Wednesday 1 October 2008 @ 8:10 am
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Investment knowledge is key to good decisions
Norwalk Advocate, ct - Notes and bonds, according to Horan, typically pay coupons, meaning purchasers get periodic payouts before the investment matures. … |
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Wednesday 1 October 2008 @ 8:10 am
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Don't lose any sleep over Canada's financial system
Globe and Mail, Canada - The combination of plunging stock markets and trouble in the financial system is going to make a lot of people think hard about safer investing, … |
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Wednesday 1 October 2008 @ 6:10 am
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Lehman failure being felt locally
Tri Valley Herald, CA - The global investment bank filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in federal court Sept. 15 and has since seen the value of its stocks and bonds plummet … |
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Wednesday 1 October 2008 @ 6:10 am
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Investing: Are 'Safe Havens' Still Safe?
Fox44 News, Vermont - As those short-term bonds mature, people can use the returns to dollar-cost average back into a balanced investing strategy comprised of stocks and bonds, … |
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Wednesday 1 October 2008 @ 6:10 am
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ICI: Mutual Funds Report More Modest Drop in August
Planadviser.com, CT - That was a different result than data also released Monday by the Financial Research Corporation, which found that stock and bond funds experienced net … Mutual Funds See Modest Inflow in August |
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Wednesday 1 October 2008 @ 6:10 am
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Investing during a Great Depression
Marketplace, CA - But bonds did well. Interest rates and bond prices are two ends of a seesaw. When bond yields are rising (usually from investors anticipating higher … |
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Wednesday 1 October 2008 @ 6:10 am
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Monday wasn't so black for ETF and bond holders
Globe and Mail, Canada - Among mutual funds, those investing in bonds were those still in the black. While these kinds of investments don't get the eye-popping double-digit returns … |
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Wednesday 1 October 2008 @ 6:10 am
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Another Blow to Banks: Securities Underwriting Dries Up
Wall Street Journal - With commercial-paper markets and interbank lending both sputtering, and an entire week without a single investment-grade bond deal after Lehman Brothers … |
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Wednesday 1 October 2008 @ 5:10 am
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MZF Declares Monthly Dividend
MarketWatch - Founded in 1994, MBIA Capital Management Corp. maintains a particular expertise in investment-grade municipal bond investing, and is a wholly-owned … |
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Monday 29 September 2008 @ 8:09 am
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Three Bond Funds Varied by Style
TheStreet.com - As its name suggests, the Russell Investment Grade Bond Fund is rather mainstream in its approach bond investing. "The investment seeks to provide current … |
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